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<p>[QUOTE="Barberian, post: 24822703, member: 24442"]No cars. They wouldn't fetch much on the market. I am and will be selling a large portion of my collection going all the way back to childhood. A lot of collections including Barber halves and various type coins purchased on a whim will be sold off. 60 years of accumulated junk, rolls and rolls of pre-35, S-mint, and small date Lincoln cents pulled from circulation, plus a roll of cherry-picked 1855/54 halves are being sold off. This will be a major coin colonic! Also, bullion and silver dollars from roll hunting as a kid and aluminum can recycling. 2000 cans recycled = 1 Silver Eagle or circulated Morgan dollar. I recycle about 50K cans a year for exercise. My portfolio is quite out of balance at the moment. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was a very risky move for me with lots of second guessing whether I was being a selfish fool. I felt a large gift to the gf was also necessary to facilitate this deal. Of course, I told her this was an investment. She was having a hard time believing converting 90,000 half dollars into one is a good idea. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barberian, post: 24822703, member: 24442"]No cars. They wouldn't fetch much on the market. I am and will be selling a large portion of my collection going all the way back to childhood. A lot of collections including Barber halves and various type coins purchased on a whim will be sold off. 60 years of accumulated junk, rolls and rolls of pre-35, S-mint, and small date Lincoln cents pulled from circulation, plus a roll of cherry-picked 1855/54 halves are being sold off. This will be a major coin colonic! Also, bullion and silver dollars from roll hunting as a kid and aluminum can recycling. 2000 cans recycled = 1 Silver Eagle or circulated Morgan dollar. I recycle about 50K cans a year for exercise. My portfolio is quite out of balance at the moment. This was a very risky move for me with lots of second guessing whether I was being a selfish fool. I felt a large gift to the gf was also necessary to facilitate this deal. Of course, I told her this was an investment. She was having a hard time believing converting 90,000 half dollars into one is a good idea. :)[/QUOTE]
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